North America Distribution

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The red bell-shaped flowers of red lobelia are pollinated by hummingbirds and are a dramatic addition to the native plant garden. In the wild it grows on stream, river and lake shores, and in marshes. The Cherokee used a poultice of the crushed leaves for headache, and an infusion of the leaves for colds and fever; the Iroquois felt that it strengthened the effects of all other medicines. And the Meskwaki used the ground roots in food, to end quarrels and repair love, and as a remedy against divorce.